Ross & Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness (227 page)

Fibrocartilage,
38
,
38
f
,
401

Fibroids, uterine,
454

Fibrosis,
360
,
369

Fibrous joints,
401
,
401
f

Fibrous tissue,
37

Fibula,
399
,
400
f

‘Fight or flight’ response,
169–170
,
217
,
218
f

Filtration, glomerular
See
Glomerular filtration

Filum terminale,
146
,
146
f
,
155
f
,
156
f

Fimbriae,
442

Finger

bones,
398
,
398
f

joints,
406–407

muscles controlling movements,
418

Fingerprints,
354

First pass metabolism,
302

Fish,
267

Fissures (skeletal),
385
t

Fistula

formation,
361
,
361
f

tracheo-oesophageal,
314

Flagella,
30

Flatus,
299

Flexion,
395
,
402
t
,
403
f

lateral,
395

Flexor carpi radialis muscle,
417
f
,
418

Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle,
417
f
,
418

Flexor retinaculum,
406

Fluid

extracellular (ECF),
26
,
26
f

gastrointestinal fluxes,
297
,
297
f

intake,
267–268

interstitial (tissue)
See
Interstitial fluid

intracellular (ICF),
26
,
26
f
See also
Body fluids
See also
Water

Folic acid/folate,
271

deficiency,
67
,
271

in erythropoiesis,
57–58

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH),
211–212
,
212
t

in females,
445

in males,
448

Fontanelles,
390–391
,
391
f

Food

bolus formation,
288

chewing,
288
,
288
f
,
391

digestion
See
Digestion

groups,
266–267
,
267
f

hygiene,
317

ingestion of,
11–12
,
278

lubrication,
287

nitrogenous
See
Proteins

passageway,
237

poisoning,
318

propulsion,
278
See also
Diet
See also
Nutrition

Foot

arches,
400–401
,
400
f

bones,
400
,
400
f

flat,
400

joints,
409

short muscles,
401

Foramen,
385
t

Foramen magnum,
388–389
,
388
f
,
389
f

Foramen ovale,
109
f
,
110
,
123–124

Foreskin,
450

Fossa,
385
t

Fourth ventricle,
147
,
147
f

Fovea centralis,
192
,
193
f

Fractures,
384–385

complications,
385

healing,
384–385
,
386
f

Frenulum,
283–284
,
283
f

Frequency of micturition,
343t
,
349

Fröhlich's syndrome,
222

Frontal bone,
386
,
388
f

fractures,
173

Frontal lobe,
148
,
150
f

Frontal sinus,
235
,
386

Frontal suture,
386
,
391
f

Frontalis muscle,
413

Fructose,
22
,
23
f

Fruit,
267

FSH
See
Follicle stimulating hormone

Functional residual capacity (FRC),
249
,
249
f

Fungal infections,
362

G

Galactorrhoea,
221

Gall bladder,
295
,
304

diseases of,
326–328

functions,
304

release of bile,
296
,
304

Gallstones (cholelithiasis),
68
,
326–327

Gametes,
31
,
432
,
438

Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA),
141

Ganglia,
139

Gas gangrene,
425

Gases

bowel,
299

capillary exchange,
77
,
77
f

diffusion,
250

exchange,
247
,
250–252

partial pressures,
250
t

transport in blood,
57
,
251–252
See also
Carbon dioxide
See also
Oxygen

Gastrectomy,
67

Gastric artery

left,
100
,
101
f
,
290

right,
101
f
,
290

Gastric glands,
290
,
290
f
,
291
,
291
f

Gastric juice,
281
,
290
,
291–292

functions,
291

pH of,
21–22
,
21
t

secretion,
291–292
,
292
f

Gastric outflow obstruction,
316

Gastric ulcers,
315–316

Gastric veins,
102
,
103
f

Gastrin,
292
,
292
f

Gastritis,
314–315

acute,
314

chronic,
67
,
314–315

Gastrocnemius muscle,
419
f
,
420

Gastrocolic reflex,
299

Gastroduodenal artery,
101
f

Gastroenteritis, viral,
319

Gastroepiploic artery,
101
f
,
290

Gastroepiploic vein,
103
f

Gastrointestinal hormones,
220–221
See also
Cholecystokinin
See also
Secretin

Gastrointestinal (GI) tract
See
Alimentary canal

Gender differences

bony pelvis,
398
,
399
f

heart rate,
87

skeletal growth,
383

urinary tract infections,
349

varicose veins,
116
See also
Female
See also
Male

Gene(s),
428

carriers,
434

dominant,
433
,
434
f

expression,
431
,
433

mutations,
429–430
,
435–436

product,
428

recessive,
433
,
434
f

Genetic code,
429

Genetic counselling,
433

Genetic disorders,
15
,
435–436
,
435b

Genetics,
427–436

of disease,
435–436

Genital herpes,
362
,
452

Genital infection, non-specific,
452

Genitofemoral nerve,
162
,
162
f
,
164
f

Genome,
428

Germinal epithelium,
443
,
443
f
,
448

Gestation,
14

Gestation period,
438

Gestational diabetes,
227

GH
See
Growth hormone